Level III Responder - 16 Hours Online Training Blended with 8 Hours of Hands-on Classroom Training.
Who Should take this course?
HAZMAT responders at the Technician level are trained to respond to releases or potential releases in an offensive fashion. Unlike responders at the First Responder Operations (FRO) level who will seek to contain and isolate a release at a distance from the point of origin, workers at the Technician level will take steps to control or stop the release at its source.
Hazmat technicians are typically members of Hazmat Teams, which are also known as Spill Response Teams, or Emergency Response Teams, when they respond to chemical spills. This training is also referred to as Hazmat Tech, Level III Responder, Industry Tech, or any combination of these terms.
OSHA requires HAZMAT Technicians to have a minimum of 24 hours of training in accordance with section (q) of the HAZWOPER regulation.
This OSHA 24 Hour HAZMAT Technician - Blended (w/prior FRO) course is designed to help first responders meet the OSHA HAZWOPER requirements for HAZMAT Technician training. This course is meant for initial HAZMAT Technician training only. For refresher training, please visit our 4 Hour HAZMAT Technician Refresher or 8 Hour HAZMAT Technician Refresher training page.
This course consists of 8 hours of online training and 8 hours of classroom training, combined with prior FRO certification, to meet the 24-hour HAZWOPER training requirement. During the 8-hour classroom session, students will receive hands-on training.
To qualify for this training, you must provide certification for initial or refresher FRO training taken within the past 12 months.
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This 24 Hour HAZMAT Technician - Blended (w/prior FRO) course provides valuable Hazmat Technician training information that applies to a general population of employees. However, this course is not meant to replace company-specific or function-specific training provided by your employer on the hazards, equipment, engineering and administrative controls, safe work practices, policies and procedures, and emergency plans specific to your role and workplace.
This training requires annual recertification. You can receive this training by taking our 4 Hour HAZMAT Technician Refresher or 8 Hour HAZMAT Technician Refresher course.
In ALL situations, employers are required to ensure their employees are adequately trained to do their job.This OSHA 24 Hour Hazardous Materials Technician - Blended (w/prior FRO) course is designed to meet the OSHA HAZWOPER training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) for general industry and 29 CFR 1926.65(q)(6)(iii) for construction, as well as any EPA or State OSHA training requirements.
Hazardous materials technicians are individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for the purpose of stopping the release. They assume a more aggressive role than a first responder at the operations level in that they will approach the point of release in order to plug, patch, or otherwise stop the release of a hazardous substance. Hazardous materials technicians shall have received at least 24 hours of training equal to the first responder operations level and in addition have competency in the following areas and the employer shall so certify:
- Know how to implement the employer's emergency response plan;
- Know the classification, identification, and verification of known and unknown materials by using field survey instruments and equipment;
- Be able to function within an assigned role in the Incident Command System;
- Know how to select and use proper specialized chemical personal protective equipment provided to the hazardous materials technician;
- Understand hazard and risk assessment techniques;
- Be ale to perform advance control, containment, and/or confinement operations within the capabilities of the resources and personal protective equipment available with the unit;
- Understand and implement decontamination procedures;
- Understand termination procedures; and
- Understand basic chemical and toxicological terminology and behavior.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
This 16 Hour Online portion of this course consists of 45 sections broken down into 10 modules. Students are required to take each section in sequential order as listed below.
This 24 Hour Hazmat Technician training is divided into the following three 8 hour parts.
Options for taking these three Parts include:
* FRO certification must be refreshed within the past year.
This 24 Hour HAZMAT Technician - Blended (w/prior FRO) course was designed by OSHA Certified Outreach Trainers with your safety and learning as a top priority. It is OSHA accepted and meets the requirements for 29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6)(iii) and 1926.56(q)(6)(iii).
Once the course is complete, you will have immediate access to a Course Completion Certificate provided in PDF format that you can download, save, or print.
We're excited to announce that this course is now available in HTML 5, making it more compatible with the browser on your mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet). This course requires only the most recent version of your mobile device's web browser.
Mobile versions of this sort of training are new, but below are some Pros and Cons that we have noticed during our extensive testing.
During our testing we really noticed that tablets work much better than smartphones, simply due to their screen size.
Because this is a Beta Version of our course, you may encounter some issues as we work out the kinks.
While HTML5 makes taking this course on mobile devices possible, not all mobile browsers are optimized for HTML5, meaning you may not have complete functionality. If you have difficulty taking this course using the browser on your mobile device, you may need to use a different browser.
Test the functionality of your browser using HTML5 and compare it to the performance of other browsers. If you find other browsers are more compatible than your own, you may want to make the switch.
Below are some frequently asked questions specific to this course.
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Yes. The 8 Hour Hands-on session builds on what is learned in the 16 Hour online portion, so the online portion must be completed prior to attending the 8 Hour Hands-on portion.
For those who have a current, verifiable, First Responder Operation (FRO) certification (must be refreshed within the past year), we do offer a 16 Hour Version that will result in a 24 Hour HAZMAT Technician Certification.
The OSHA 24 Hour HAZWOPER training is intended for cleanup operations under section (e) of the HAZWOPER Regulation, while 24 Hour HAZMAT Technician training is a Level III Emergency Responder Training level intended for those that respond to hazardous materials releases as part of a HAZMAT team trained under section (q) of the HAZWOPER Regulation.
Our courses are set up to take a specific amount of time. Some students may get through the training more quickly, while others may actually take longer to complete their training. Remember, this training should be used as an intricate tool in the context of an overall training program; it can be combined with other training throughout the year in order to meet any hour requirements needed.
Students have 12 months to start their training from the time they enroll in an online course.
Take up to 12 months to complete your online training, at your own pace and schedule.
No, our courses are designed so you can start and stop as needed, allowing you to break the training up over a longer period of time. Our system will keep track of your progress, enabling you to resume where you left off upon your next login. It is important that once you start a section, you complete that section or you will need to start that section over from the beginning upon your return.
Yes, you can take the online portion by signing in with your username and password from any location and computer with high-speed internet access. However, each computer does need to meet our basic system requirements for viewing our online courses.
Yes, once you have completed a course, you are able to download, save or print a certificate of completion from your student account. Certificates are created in a pdf format. Users must have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader before attempting to download the completion certificate.